[ntp:questions] Re: ntpd on Windows XP
Richard B. Gilbert
rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Wed Mar 23 14:55:27 UTC 2005
Kemal Oral CANSIZLAR wrote:
>Hi,
>
>"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
>>Kemal Oral CANSIZLAR wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>"Darren Dunham" <ddunham at redwood.taos.com> wrote in message
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>>>>Kemal Oral CANSIZLAR <ocansizlar at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>I have a question regarding ntpd on Windows XP.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have successfully compiled and run Instsrv.exe to register ntpd as an
>>>>>NT
>>>>>service.
>>>>>
>>>>>When service is run, even though the clock is several seconds off, it
>>>>>does
>>>>>not initially STEP into correct time. I tried with "-g" parameter also
>>>>>at no
>>>>>avail.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>How long did you wait? Once it determines which clocks are suitable for
>>>>synchronization, it should step. With the default settings (no iburst)
>>>>this can take 3 to 4 minutes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Thanks alot, I forgot to append "burst" "iburst" commands, now it
>>>functions as I expected.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Please don't use burst!!! iburst and only iburst is what you need.
>>
>>burst causes ntpd to send eight requests at two second intervals at each
>>poll interval. This places eight times the normal load on the server and
>>is a very unfriendly thing to do!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>
>Oh OK, I thought "iburst" was applicable when the server was unreachable
>(although I couldnot understand the statement),
>but setting only "iburst" also seems to work fine (converge quickly as
>possible). Thank you for the note, I wouldnot choose to abuse time services
>unnecessarily :) So, does iburst read as "initial burst"?
>
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Yup! The documentation is a little less than clear on the subject but
iburst is used to initialize quickly while burst is a special purpose
hack not intended for general usage.
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